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<p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I apologize for not getting an update out sooner on Ryleigh.
Here it goes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Overall, Ryleigh has been doing very well. She is still
receiving air and oxygen via nasal cannula (no re-intubation – yeah!!).
Her oxygen requirements have been pretty steady, somewhere between 21-27%.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>She had been on full feeds (all nourishment coming from
mother’s milk, approximately 19 ml every 3 hours), and had been gaining
weight. Last Wednesday she weighed 2 pounds 8 ounces, which was an increase of
almost a full pound.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Towards the end of last week she had become lethargic, and
was requiring more heat to keep her temperature up. This usually is a sign of a
sick baby, so the physicians had a blood culture drawn and grown. The initial
culture did show an infection, so they repeated the culture and started her on
antibiotics. All follow-up cultures we negative, so the docs felt this was
probably a false positive (contaminated sample). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This past Sunday Ryleigh’s stomach became very
engorged. Preemies tend to be at risk for Necrotizing Enterocolitis (referred
to as NEC), which is an infectious inflammation of the intestines. NEC can be
very serious, with surgery sometimes required to resolve the problem. Since NEC
is so serious, the physicians were aggressive in treating her symptoms.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>She was put on antibiotics again, and they took frequent
x-rays of her belly to monitor for other internal symptoms. She received a
blood transfusion (preemies frequently get blood, as their body cannot produce
the increased volume they require). The docs also took her off of feeds and put
her back on IV nutrition. Since Sunday, she has lost a few ounces, she is back
down to around 2 pounds 6 ounces. But as of today her stomach is back to a normal
size, she is super spunky again, and they are going to start feeding her
tonight at 5:30 at a reduced volume (5 ml every 3 hours), and build her intake
back up again.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>So, she is doing well, and should be back on track to continue
to heal and grow. There is always a risk of infection, or some other issue that
could arise, but lots of hard days are behind us. She was 6 weeks old on
Valentine’s Day, and her adjusted gestational age is 31 weeks as of
today. She will more than likely be in the hospital until mid-to-late April.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again for the prayers and thoughts. Please keep
‘em coming, Ryleigh can use them!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>More to come…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Mathew 'Bo'
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